Wildflowers in Bloom Along the Juniper Ridge Trail #261

Juniper Peak is a good lunch destination for this hike, as it is about 3 miles uphill from the trailhead (with about 1500' elevation gain), although fast hikers could continue south along the ridge to Sunrise Peak in another two miles or so. The trail is deeply rutted from use of motorbikes and is steep in places, so that should be a consideration when choosing this hike. "Best Wildflower Hikes: Washington" by Art Kruckeberg is a good guide for flower trails in this region, although currently some roads may be closed due to washouts.

Note also that this area is heavily used by motorbikes on weekends and hunters from the first of September on.

* Denotes the plant was in bloom.

Witch's Hair Lichen: Alectoria sp.

Ragged Lichen: Platismatia glauca

Map Lichen: Rhizocarpum (geographicum ?)

Beard Lichen: Usnea sp.

Amanita: Amanita sp.

Russula sp.

Snakeskin Liverwort: Conocephalum conicum

Common Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Pacific Oakfern: Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Western Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Leaves turning red.

Rocky Mountain Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Alaska Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridus

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii

Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens ?

Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Fruits ripening.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Pods maturing.

False Lily-of-the-Valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Small-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Fruits ripening.

Rosy Twistedstalk: Streptopus lanceolatus - Fruits ripening.

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum (viride var. eschscholtzii?)

Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

Coralroot: Corallorhiza sp.

Northwestern Twayblade: Listera caurina

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Naked Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum

* Hausknecht"s Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. hausknechtii ?)

Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Siberian Springbeauty: Claytonia siberica

Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Pearlwort: Sagina sp.

Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii - Past bloom at the summit.

Starwort: Stellaria sp.

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum

Baneberry: Actaea rubra ?

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formorsa

False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa

Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii

Wallflower: Erysimum arenicola ?

Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis (ssp. vespertina ?)

* Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus ?

Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii - On Juniper Peak.

Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Fruits ripening.

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus- Fading out of bloom.

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Berries ripe.

Strawberry Leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Berries ripening.

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina - Fruits ripening.

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis - Fruits ripening.

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea (betulifolia ?)

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* White Clover: Trifolium repens - At the trailhead.

Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Darkwoods Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Diffuse Goundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Past bloom.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

Fool's Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Berries ripe.

Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccimium ovalifolium - Berries ripe.

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - Berries ripening.

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Spreading Phlox: Phlox (diffusa var. longistylis ?)

Tufted Phlox: Phlox (caespitosa ?) - Sharp leaves.

Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla (ssp. ?) ?

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima - Fading out of bloom.

Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris - At trailhead.

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Common Eyebright: Euphrasia nemorosa - At the trailhead.

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. ?)

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Fine-tooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus ?

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broadleaf Plantain: Plantago major

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis - One flower observed still in bloom.

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Roundleaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder Plant: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Fading out of bloom.

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria (rosea ?)

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Rydberg's Arnica: Arnica rydbergii ? - At Juniper Peak.

* Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lantum - At Juniper Peak.

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata - At trailhead.

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca

* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea - At trailhead.

Tongue-leaf Luina: Rainiera stricta

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?)

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Chipmunks

Douglas Squirrels

Ravens

Stellers Jays

American Robins

Hermit Thrushes

Dark-eyed Juncos

Gold-crowned Sparrows

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Chestnut-backed Chickadees

Golden-crowned Kinglets

Mourning Cloak

White-faced Hornets

Yellow Jackets

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